Fruit-evaporator



(No Model.)

H. M. AMOS.

FRUIT EVAPORATOR.

No. 595,011. Patented Dec. 7,1897.

UNI'IED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HARRY M. AMOS, OF RAINSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

FRU lT-EVAPORATOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 595,011, dated December7, 1897.

Application filed March 11, l 897.

T0 610% whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY M. AMOS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Rainsburg, in the county of Bedford and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inFruit-Evaporators; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements infruit-evaporators, and especially to an improvement upon my evaporatorupon which I was granted Letters Patent No. 556,912 of March 24, 1896;and the present invention is designed to generally improve upon theconstruction shown in my former patent, by which I produce a morepractical evaporator, in which all moisture coming from the tanks iskept from moistening the fruit held in the trays formed upon the tops ofeach of the superimposed tanks,

and making the various trays easily detachable.

More especially the invention resides in the provision of hoops or bandswhich have outwardly-flaring rims at their upper ends,which are designedto overlap the telescoping funnels which communicate between the tanks,and the provision of an outer hoop forming a receptacle which issoldered to the top or upper surface of each tank, excepting the topone, and surrounds the funnel-shaped passage-way, whereby any moisturewhich may pass down the sides of the funnels may be conducted back intothe tank beneath.

To these ends and to such others as the invention may pertain the sameconsists, further, in the novel construction, combination,

. and adaptation of parts, which will be more clearly shown in theaccompanying drawings and then specifically defined in the appendedclaim.

I clearly illustrate my invention in the accompanying drawings, which,with the letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of thisspecification, and in which drawings Serial No. 627,030. (No model.)

similar letters of reference indicate like parts throughout both views,in which Figure 1 is a vertical central section through my improvedevaporator. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of two of the trays separated,showing the arrangement of the connecting funnels.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, Adesignates the bottom tank, which is adapted to be partially filled withwater for the purpose of heating, and superimposed upon the base portionare the combined trays and tanks B, the bottom of each of the said tanksbeing provided with legs 0, and at the center of the bottom of the saidtanks B is provided an aperture through which water and steam areallowed to pass from tank to tank. The bottom of each of the said tanksis also inclined, as shown in the drawings, so as to allow water toreadily drain off.

Secured to the periphery of each aperture is a flaring hoop E, whichprojects downward, and telescoping within the top of said hoop .is theband F, having a flange F about its top overlapping the meeting edges ofthe said hoop and the portion of the bottom of the tank about theperiphery. The said band F is slightly tapered, leaving a suflicientspace between its outer circumference and the inner circumference of thering E to receive the telescoping band or connection G, the lower end ofwhich is designed to be soldered to the top of a tray II. It will thusbe seen when one tray is superimposed with the bands and hoopstelescoping as described that any moisture which may be contained withinthe tanks above will readily pass through the apertures to the lowertank without any liability of any moisture passing into the trays fromthe tanks.

Located about each of the bands or funnelshaped connections G is a bandK, which is provided to receive any moisture that might happen to fallin the space outside of the band G and in the space between the saidbands G and K. About the lower portion of each band G are apertures toallow the water to pass through into the passage-way leading from tankto tank. At either corner of the tanks, as at M, are providedoutlet-apertures,

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on its upper surface with ;a tapering band G apertured near its loweredge and surrounded by a band K, combined With atapering band securedabout the periphery of a central, bottom aperture in the tray, and aflanged hoop telescoping therein, leaving a slight space between thewalls of each to receive a hoop G, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HARRY M. AMOS. Witnesses:

,J. D. JA ES,

HARRY FILLER.

